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New Video Proves Vast Participation of Russian Forces in War on Terrorists in Syria

TEHRAN (FNA)- A new video released by the Russian state TV proved that the country’s forces have been participating in different anti-terrorism operations across the war-hit Syria.

The Russia TV network, Channel 1, released a video showing that the Russian forces have military presence in different regions in Syria, participating in anti-terrorism operations in addition to their role in training and advising the Syrian soldiers and assisting them to restore security to the liberated regions.

The Russian forces have recently been deployed near Syria’s border with Iraq due to the US-led coalition’s attack on Syrian forces.

Russia has begun an aerial operation against the terrorists in Syria since September 2015 at Syrian President Bashar Assad’s request.

On September 30, 2015 Russian bombers conducted their first strikes against terrorist targets in Syria, hitting ISIL positions near the cities of Homs and Hama.

Although Russia annihilated tens of thousands of terrorists in Syria, the country also suffered military losses.

The Russian military said late 2016 that the county’s warplanes conducted 71,000 airstrikes and killed at least 35,000 terrorists since the start of Russia’s anti-terror campaign in Syria.

Shoigu also added that the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed over 700 terrorist training camps in Syria during its campaign.

The Russian General Staff also said April 2017 that an analysis has shown that the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted four times more airstrikes than the US-led coalition despite having fewer aircraft.

“Comparative analysis of the results of activities by Russian aircraft and the international coalition’s aircraft in Syria shows that having far fewer aircraft, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out three times more combat sorties and made four times more missile and bomb strikes,” chief of the Main Operational Directorate Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi said.

Rudskoi added that the number of terrorist units decreased, which allowed us to withdraw almost half of the aircraft based at the Humeimim airbase.”

In March 2016, the biggest part of Russian air forces left Syria in line with the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin, following successful task fulfillment.